Because VTOL (vertical takeoff and landing) is going to be paramount in the near future when earth’s surface is entirely lava, Youtuber Michael Rechtin decided to try constructing two different versions of R/C plane launchers that require no runway or hand launching. First he creates a stomp rocket style launcher, then one using model rocket engines. Both end up working surprisingly well. God, remember when you were an idiot kid convinced a trash bag would be a suitable parachute for jumping off a roof? Legs be damned, I’d give anything to be that idiot kid again, I really would.